Polyphosphate (polyP), a polymer of orthophosphate (PO 4 3-) of varying lengths, has been
identified in all kingdoms of life. It can serve as a source of chemical bond energy …

Abstract Quantitative PCR (Q-PCR or real-time PCR) approaches are now widely applied in
microbial ecology to quantify the abundance and expression of taxonomic and functional …

氮的生物地球化学循环主要由微生物驱动, 除固氮作用, 硝化作用, 反硝化作用和氨化作用外,
近年还发现厌氧氨氧化是微生物参与氮循环的一个重要过程. 同时, 随着宏基因组学等分子生物 …

Microbial activities drive the global nitrogen cycle, and in the past few years, our
understanding of nitrogen cycling processes and the micro-organisms that mediate them …

The biogeographic variation of life has predominantly been studied using taxonomy, but this
focus is changing. There is a resurging interest in understanding patterns in the distribution …

Genome sequencing projects are revealing new information about the distribution and
evolution of photosynthesis and phototrophy. Although coverage of the five phyla containing …

Cyanobacteria are often the key organisms comprising microbial mats. They form dense
micrometer-scale communities in which the full plethora of microbial metabolism can be …

High-throughput technology has facilitated genome-scale analyses of transcriptomic
adjustments in response to environmental perturbations with an oxygen deprivation …

The growing concern over appearance, health and aging has driven the exploration for
cosmetics based on natural sources. Alongside with plants, algae and eukaryotic …

The importance of expanding our knowledge on microorganisms derived from extreme
environments stems from the development of novel and sustainable technologies for our …